| New River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:New_River_Area_of_Critical_Environmental_Concern,_Oregon_(15485580260).jpg) Mud Lake at New River ACEC in June | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Oregon_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of the mouth of the New River in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry and Coos |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Floras Lake outlet with Floras Creek |
| • location | near Langlois, Curry County, Oregon |
| • coordinates | 42°54′48″N 124°29′51″W / 42.91333°N 124.49750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | south of Bandon State Natural Area, Coos County, Oregon, United States |
• coordinates | 43°00′02″N 124°27′30″W / 43.00056°N 124.45833°W[1] |
• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
| Length | 8 mi (13 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 126 sq mi (330 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 350 cu ft/s (9.9 m3/s)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Pacific Ocean |
The New River is a stream, about 8 miles (13 km) long, on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] It begins slightly north of Floras Lake, at the confluence of the lake outlet and Floras Creek,[1] and runs north behind a foredune until entering the Pacific Ocean between Bandon and Port Orford.[4]
The river's name stems from its creation in 1890, when sand blocked the outlet from Floras Lake during a heavy storm, and the resulting flood created a new channel behind the foredune.[5] The water from 21-mile (34 km) Floras Creek also flows down the new channel.[3] The river loses only 10 feet (3 m) in elevation between source and mouth.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "New River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b c d e Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 112–13. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
- ^ Oregon Road and Recreation Atlas (5th ed.). Santa Barbara, California: Benchmark Maps. 2012. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-929591-62-9.
- ^ "New River Trail Guide" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved November 28, 2014.